rhdb-admin can't find a usable itcl.tcl on rh 8.0

rhdb-admin can't find a usable itcl.tcl on rh 8.0

[Jerry Asher]

I installed RHDB2.1 from the iso on RHL 8.0.

I installed the itcl-3.2.1-81 rpm.

When I run rhdb-admin, nothing appears to happen.  When I go through the
script and run it manually, it dies and complains that it can't find a
usable itcl.tcl.

Now I happen to know that there is an itcl.tcl in:

/usr/share/itcl3.2/itcl.tcl

But I don't know the proper way to tell rhdb-admin (or any tcl program)
that information.  Recommendations?

Thanks,

Jerry

[root@moe rhdb-admin]# ./rhdb-admin.tcl
Error in startup script: Can't find a usable itcl.tcl in the following
directories:
    /usr/lib/itcl3.2 /usr/bin/../lib/itcl3.2 /usr/bin/../library
/usr/bin/../../library /usr/bin/../../itcl/library
/usr/bin/../../../itcl/library
This probably means that Itcl/Tcl weren't installed properly.
If you know where the Itcl library directory was installed,
you can set the environment variable ITCL_LIBRARY to point
to the library directory.

    while executing
"error $msg"
    (procedure "_find_init" line 43)
    invoked from within
"_find_init"
    (in namespace eval "::itcl" script line 46)
    invoked from within
"namespace eval ::itcl {
    proc _find_init {} {
        global env tcl_library
        variable library
        variable version
        rename _find..."
    invoked from within
"load /usr/lib/itcl3.2/../libitcl3.2.so Itcl"
    ("package ifneeded" script)
    invoked from within
"package require Itcl"
    (file "./rhdb-admin.tcl" line 30)
[root@moe rhdb-admin]#

Re: rhdb-admin can't find a usable itcl.tcl on rh 8.0

[Fernando Nasser]

Have you tried what the message below recommends, i.e.:

 > If you know where the Itcl library directory was installed,
 > you can set the environment variable ITCL_LIBRARY to point
 > to the library directory.

BTW, the Red Hat RPM does not install the itcl.tcl file at this 
location, but at:

/usr/lib/itcl3.2/itcl.tcl

Where did you get this itcl RPM from?

Good luck.

Fernando

Jerry Asher wrote:
> I installed RHDB2.1 from the iso on RHL 8.0.
> 
> I installed the itcl-3.2.1-81 rpm.
> 
> When I run rhdb-admin, nothing appears to happen.  When I go through the
> script and run it manually, it dies and complains that it can't find a
> usable itcl.tcl.
> 
> Now I happen to know that there is an itcl.tcl in:
> 
> /usr/share/itcl3.2/itcl.tcl
> 
> But I don't know the proper way to tell rhdb-admin (or any tcl program)
> that information.  Recommendations?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jerry
> 
> [root@moe rhdb-admin]# ./rhdb-admin.tcl
> Error in startup script: Can't find a usable itcl.tcl in the following
> directories:
>     /usr/lib/itcl3.2 /usr/bin/../lib/itcl3.2 /usr/bin/../library
> /usr/bin/../../library /usr/bin/../../itcl/library
> /usr/bin/../../../itcl/library
> This probably means that Itcl/Tcl weren't installed properly.
> If you know where the Itcl library directory was installed,
> you can set the environment variable ITCL_LIBRARY to point
> to the library directory.
> 
>     while executing
> "error $msg"
>     (procedure "_find_init" line 43)
>     invoked from within
> "_find_init"
>     (in namespace eval "::itcl" script line 46)
>     invoked from within
> "namespace eval ::itcl {
>     proc _find_init {} {
>         global env tcl_library
>         variable library
>         variable version
>         rename _find..."
>     invoked from within
> "load /usr/lib/itcl3.2/../libitcl3.2.so Itcl"
>     ("package ifneeded" script)
>     invoked from within
> "package require Itcl"
>     (file "./rhdb-admin.tcl" line 30)
> [root@moe rhdb-admin]#
> 
> 


-- 
Fernando Nasser
Red Hat Canada Ltd.                     E-Mail:  fnasser@redhat.com
2323 Yonge Street, Suite #300
Toronto, Ontario   M4P 2C9

Re: rhdb-admin can't find a usable itcl.tcl on rh 8.0

[Jerry Asher]

> Have you tried what the message below recommends, i.e.:
>
>  > If you know where the Itcl library directory was installed,
>  > you can set the environment variable ITCL_LIBRARY to point
>  > to the library directory.

Yes, but that didn't seem to help (but I wasn't sure what to set
ITCL_LIBRARY too).  And (I say this dumbly) since I installed from an RPM,
I didn't understand the message -- itcl was installed incorrectly?  I also
tried setting auto_path, but no joy.

> BTW, the Red Hat RPM does not install the itcl.tcl file at this
> location, but at:
>
> /usr/lib/itcl3.2/itcl.tcl
>
> Where did you get this itcl RPM from?

I found my rpm on rpmfind -- it's the "rawhide i386 rpm"
http://www.rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/rawhide/1.0/i386/RedHat/RPMS/itcl-3.2.1-81.i386.html

So where can I find the RedHat rpm for 8.0?

Thanks,

Jerry


>
> Good luck.
>
> Fernando
>
> Jerry Asher wrote:
>> I installed RHDB2.1 from the iso on RHL 8.0.
>>
>> I installed the itcl-3.2.1-81 rpm.
>>
>> When I run rhdb-admin, nothing appears to happen.  When I go through
>> the script and run it manually, it dies and complains that it can't
>> find a usable itcl.tcl.
>>
>> Now I happen to know that there is an itcl.tcl in:
>>
>> /usr/share/itcl3.2/itcl.tcl
>>
>> But I don't know the proper way to tell rhdb-admin (or any tcl
>> program) that information.  Recommendations?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>> [root@moe rhdb-admin]# ./rhdb-admin.tcl
>> Error in startup script: Can't find a usable itcl.tcl in the following
>> directories:
>>     /usr/lib/itcl3.2 /usr/bin/../lib/itcl3.2 /usr/bin/../library
>> /usr/bin/../../library /usr/bin/../../itcl/library
>> /usr/bin/../../../itcl/library
>> This probably means that Itcl/Tcl weren't installed properly.
>> If you know where the Itcl library directory was installed,
>> you can set the environment variable ITCL_LIBRARY to point
>> to the library directory.
>>
>>     while executing
>> "error $msg"
>>     (procedure "_find_init" line 43)
>>     invoked from within
>> "_find_init"
>>     (in namespace eval "::itcl" script line 46)
>>     invoked from within
>> "namespace eval ::itcl {
>>     proc _find_init {} {
>>         global env tcl_library
>>         variable library
>>         variable version
>>         rename _find..."
>>     invoked from within
>> "load /usr/lib/itcl3.2/../libitcl3.2.so Itcl"
>>     ("package ifneeded" script)
>>     invoked from within
>> "package require Itcl"
>>     (file "./rhdb-admin.tcl" line 30)
>> [root@moe rhdb-admin]#
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Fernando Nasser
> Red Hat Canada Ltd.                     E-Mail:  fnasser@redhat.com 2323
> Yonge Street, Suite #300
> Toronto, Ontario   M4P 2C9

Re: rhdb-admin can't find a usable itcl.tcl on rh 8.0 - fixed!

[Jerry Asher]

> BTW, the Red Hat RPM does not install the itcl.tcl file at this
> location, but at:
>
> /usr/lib/itcl3.2/itcl.tcl
>
> Where did you get this itcl RPM from?
>
> Good luck.
>
> Fernando

Thanks for this information and asking this question -- I went back to
redhat and got the 8.0 (and not the rawhide) rpm -- installed and I am in.

Thanks,

Jerry

Re: rhdb-admin can't find a usable itcl.tcl on rh 8.0 - fixed!

[Fernando Nasser]

Jerry Asher wrote:
> 
> Thanks for this information and asking this question -- I went back to
> redhat and got the 8.0 (and not the rawhide) rpm -- installed and I am in.
> 

Glad to hear that.

Best regards,
Fernando



-- 
Fernando Nasser
Red Hat Canada Ltd.                     E-Mail:  fnasser@redhat.com
2323 Yonge Street, Suite #300
Toronto, Ontario   M4P 2C9